canadianbeerandpostmodernism:

“Once a dog forms a close relationship with a caring owner, their loyalty can be unbreakable, and they will stick with their owner through thick and thin. And unlike us, dogs don’t pass judgment on people who are down on their luck or homeless. This post is a tribute to homeless dogs, who love and stick with their homeless owners no matter what.

Pet dogs offer vital help to the homeless. They provide them with unconditional love in a time when much of society has turned their back on them and they protect their owners from the many dangers of the streets. Surprisingly, many homeless dogs are relatively well-cared for. Homeless owners will often choose to go hungry themselves rather than see their companion go hungry, although they are often unable to provide their pets with professional veterinary help.” Bored Panda

http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/

Not to ruin the vibe, but they also serve as protection from countless (usually) suburban thrill seekers who have no issue with assaulting the homeless.

Hi!! By any chance do you have any jotun loki Recs?

thorvaenn:

To Smooth the Ice, or Add Another Hue Unto the Rainbow by needleyecandy

Thor has finally been allowed to hunt alone. His prey is wily, and before he catches it he is injured and soon the infection has him nearly mad with fever… but not so mad he does not remember a secret path to somewhere cold. He knew he would find comfort. He did not think he would find love.

Wild Ambition Fortune’s Ice Prefers by amberfox17

When Thor went storming into Jotunheim he was looking to start a fight, but accidently winds up a pawn in Odin and Laufey’s plans for a permanent peace between the realms; namely, in exchange for the return of the Casket of Ancient Winters, Laufey is offering his firstborn child Loki, the Aesir-sized sorcerer, in marriage to Thor. Such a momentous decision is not to be taken lightly, so Odin sends Thor to live on Jotunheim – without Mjolnir – for a season with Loki, to get to know his prospective consort and to teach the wilful prince some diplomatic sense. Thor is horrified, his parents are insistent and no-one really knows what Loki is thinking, but he hasn’t stopped smiling…

Waiting for the Moon to Rise by cavaleira

As the newly crowned king of Asgard, Thor’s life is filled with stress as he as he navigates political intrigue and struggles to figure out what kind of king he wants to be. Desperately in need of a night of relaxation, he finds himself at a brothel he used to frequent in his youth. It’s there that Thor spends an evening in the arms of beautiful courtesan named Loki, and his whole world changes in ways he never could have imagined.

While You’ve Been Saving Your Neck I’ve Been Breaking Mine by thisdorkyficthing


The first thing Loki notices about Thor is that he seems to never look down at his food or drink, apparently trusting the servants entirely to make sure his cup and plate are never empty for long. It would be almost too easy to poison him.Okay, so it wasn’t actually the first thing Loki noticed about his new husband, but it’s the first thing that’s useful to him.The real first thing was his eyes.

Gifted by Hermaline75

Jotuns are traditionally given a weapon when they come of age.Loki’s is a little different than most.

light in monochrome night 

by umakoo

Thor is young and reckless, eager to slay one of the ferocious frost giants and have the skalds sing songs of his mighty deed. He sneaks into Jötunheimr, but the giant he meets is nothing like the hulking, bloodthirsty creatures from the age-old stories they tell in Asgard.

That tethered mind free from the lies by ohfreckle

„So tell me, husband mine,“ Loki murmurs after they part for air, taking one of Thor’s hands and guiding it down between his legs. „Do you fuck as gloriously as you fight? Because there also is the matter of an heir and as it seems, my time of heat has come early.“

Thor: The Dark World – deleted scenes

hettolandija:

(because showing awesome scene in trailer and then not including it in final cut is one of the things that makes me most angry)

WHAT WE HAD HOPED TO SEE IN CINEMAS:

Thor on his knees (link)

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Kids playing with truck (without Jane) (link)

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Final cut:

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Jane amazed by beauty of Asgard 01 (link)

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Jane amazed by beauty of Asgard 02 (“wow”) (link 1) (link 2)

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Thor vs Aether (link)

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final cut:

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Jane standing by the column – wide shot (link)

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final cut:

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Those running people (link)

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My favourite mountain in Svartalfheim (link)

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Loki, Thor and Jane in Svartalfheim – this particular angle (link)

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Hogun In Vanaheim (link)

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More Vanaheim (link)

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Explosions in Vanaheim (link)

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‘give people what they want’ – Loki wearing furs (link) (gif)

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Malekith saying – prepare yourselves (link)

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Final cut (he don’t say anything):

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Thor’s hands (link)

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Thor “let this begin” (? -sometimes I can’t understand him) (link1) (link 2)

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Dark Elves wide shot (link)

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Epic Thor (link)

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Oh look, it’s another Thor that we don’t see (link 1) (link 2)

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And another (link)

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And more Thor (link)

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Darcy and Thor (with pasted “thank you”) (link)

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final cut:

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Thor in Asgard (link 1) (link 2)

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explosion in Svartalfheim (link 1) (link 2)

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final cut:

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Loki saying  -“this is war brother” (link 1) (link 2)

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Thor in midgardian clothes (link)

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more Jane (link)

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Loki saying “i know how to defeat them”(not sure if sound is matching the video, but we don’t get this quote in the movie) (link)

Loki “If you did, you’d be the fool I always took you for” (link)

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“If you did, you’d be the fool I always took you for” was Tom’s favourite line (proof). Marvel used it almost everywhere and then not included it in Final Cut – CRIME!

Loki screaming in his cell (link)

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Loki in Vanaheim (“Hitting Doesn’t Solve Everything”) (link 1) (link 2) (gif) if you look at it closely, you can see how badly Loki is pasted (and what he says, doesn’t match his mouth), Why Marvel even bothered with doing this? What was the purpose?

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Only voice in trailer (with no matching video):

Loki „you are showing off’ (link)

Thor “it doesn’t need to ends with more deaths” Malekith “it does. yours” (link 1) (link 2)

Malekith “Ask yourself: what would you sacrifice, for what you believe?” (link)

Thor „this ends now” (link 1) (link 2)

Malekith “Thor, your bravery will not ease your pain. Your family, your world will be extinguished!” (link 1) (link 2)

Thor „I cannot face this threat alone” (link)

Thor  “Darkness Will Destroy Us All” (link)

Thor “Help me save us all” (link 1) (link 2)

Thor “I’ll find a way to save us all” (link) (final cut: – I’ll find a way to save you, Jane.)

Loki “After all this time, now you come to visit me, brother? Why? To mock?” (link) I think they cut word “brother” from final version (because now in movie is long silence between “to visit me” and “why?”) because right after this Loki is saying “now you see me, brother” and it would be strange to have “brother” twice in a row.

Because we could see B-roll and Featurette before premiere, I count this as some kind of trailers:

b-roll (720) (link)

my favourite moments, that I wish I could see in cinema:

-Loki in cell

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– Loki In Svartalfheim

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– Thor

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– the best moment with Loki

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– more guards

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Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 1 Thor and Loki (link)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 2 Beyond Realms (link)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 3 Loki Character (link)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 4 Thor and Jane (link)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 5 Thor and Jane 2 (link)

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World – Featurette 6 Malekith (link)

my favourite moment (from Featurette 3) not included in Final cut:

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And Disney Channel interview – best view at Loki’s slippers (link)

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so I was thinking: maybe if I buy “Thor: The dark World” on blu-ray I’ll be able to see these deleted scenes? NOPE

bonus features included on standard Blu-ray release (source):

All Hail The King – A Marvel One-shot
A Brothers Journey – Thor & Loki (Part 1) (link 1) (link 2)
A Brothers Journey – Thor & Loki (Part 2) (link 1) (link 2)
Exclusive Look – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Scoring Thor: The Dark World with Bryan Tyler
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Extended Celebration Scene (link)
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Jane Learns about the Aether (link)
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Loki: The First Avengers (link 1) (link 2)
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Thor and Frigga Discuss Loki (link) (gifset)
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Dark Elves Prepare for Battle (link)
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Extended Vanaheim Scene (link) (gifset) (youtube
Deleted & Extended Scenes: Commentary by Alan Taylor & Kramer Moregenthau
Jane learns about the Aether commentary by Alan Taylor & Kramer Moregenthau
Loki: The First Avenger commentary by Tom Hiddleston
Thor and Frigga discuss Loki commentary by Kevin Feige
Dark elves prepare for battle commentary by Kevin Feige
Gag Reel (link)
Thor: The Dark World audio commentary

My favourite moments from “A brothers journey”:

Thor trying to run the Dark Elves ship – alternative version (gifset)

Thor inside Loki’s cell: (gifset)

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Loki with dishevelled hair. Standing: (link)

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More Loki In cell:

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bonus stuff that I have found on internet (maybe this will be included on some 3-disc release?):

alternative (or unused parts) endcredits (gifset)

VFX clip 1 (link)

VFX clip 2 (link)

VFX clip 3 (link)

VFX clip 4 (link)

Thor: The Dark World Special Effects – Before and After [HQ]

Part 1 (link)

Part 2 (link)

Kindle Fire + Marvel = Exclusive, Behind-the-Scenes Video (link)

Thor 2. Creating dark elves (link)

Thor 2.Making SFX-2 (link 1) (link 2)

Thor The Dark World: Previsualization Effects-Design FX-WIRED (link 1) (link 2)

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ETA (2014 feb 12): more scenes from trailers and other stuff that you don’t find on Blu-ray

doors in Asgard – view from above (link1) (link2) (link3)

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even more explosions in Vanaheim (link1) (link2)

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Thor in Vanaheim – early versions (link)

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in later trailers we have got better version – exactly like on blu-ray (link)

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Thor throwing someone on the wall (link)

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Jane in Svartalfheim (link)

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Final cut:

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Thor doing this characteristic movement (link)

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Thor entering Frigga’s chamber – view from behind his back (link)

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This is supposed to be Svartalfheim panorama (link)

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this Thor (link

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Another Thor (link)

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And another (link1) (link2)

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more beauty of Asgard (link1) (link2)

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Jane, Darcy, Ian and Erik (link)

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Thor fight against his own people (link1) (link2)

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and Chris training for this scene (youtube) (gifset)

why Dark Elves in Vanaheim are everywhere tagged as STILLS ? (here) (and here)

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more Thor on Midgard (scans) Part 1 Part 2

Previef of gag reel: version 1, version 2

Big thanks for vettos for helping me complete this list.

PPS: also not included on standard Blu-ray release:

Deleted Scene : Jane Wakes Up On Asgard (link)

Deleted Scene 5: Thor and Loki “No Killing“ (youtube)

from Phase 2 Box Set:

Loki’s Coronation Deleted Scene (youtube)

Frigga and Odin Face Malekith

(link)

ETA (JUNE 2016):

trailer version:

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final cut:

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andrewminyarrr:

uzea-ke:

captainbritish:

Artist friends, let me just tell you a thing. FUCK Wacom. Fuck Wacom and their planned obsolescence, fuck Wacom and their broken drivers, fuck Wacom and their over-priced tablets. For years we’ve dealt with them with no alternatives but let me tell you a thing.

I recently found out my Intuos 4′s Pen had broken and rather than spend £60-89 for a new one I decided to get a new tablet. Now, I could get the new “Intuos” (which is just the re-branded Bamboo) and i was going to until I found this beast.

This is the Huion 

H610, it has almost twice the drawing space of the low-end Intuos and double the pressure levels. The one and only negative is that the pen requires a battery.

Not only that, it is larger than my Intuos 4 which I paid £150 for back in the day. Know how much this cost? £55. The same as the basic Intuos.

I am in LOVE with this thing. Let’s compare this with the lowest of the low end Wacom Intuos line.

                             Intuos          Huion

Active Area:     6 by 3.7 in    10" x 6.25"

Pressure Levels: 

1024            2048

Hard Input Res:  2540 LPI      4000 LPI

Express Keys:         

4                   8

Not to mention the Intuos is HIDEOUS with buttons that are in incredibly awkward places.

The fact that a £55 matches and exceeds the £150 Intuos 4 I bought years ago speaks worlds. And do you know what the very final nail in the coffin is?

THE DRIVERS. ACTUALLY. WORK.

It’s time Wacom had some real competition in the market, if you’re looking for a new tablet please consider a Huion over a Wacom. I used to be a Wacom fanboy too but now?

Here is the H610 on Amazon UK and Amazon US.

All I can find is good reviews on this thing and people doing the same thing I am doing, trying to convince people it’s worth it. So… You have the information, use it as you will.

Huion is amazing! Super user friendly!

My union tablet is the New 1060PLUS and I’ve had it for almost 2 years now. The drive sis actually installed on the tablet which functions as an usb drive with 4gb space for your files. I’ve never encountered a problem with it. My nib is barely used up, there’s very little scratches on the tablet surface (and I use it daily!), it has 12 hot keys and 16 extra keys on the tablet itself. You have to charge the pen via usb but that takes abt 2 hours and lasts 3 months. You can draw while it charges, too.

I also bought a light box for inking sketches on Bristol paper by huion and I have that for 6 months? And not a single problem with that either.

I would see go for it, esp if you are on a budget.